Leadership Learning: Knowledge Into Action

Leadership Learning Knowledge into Action Edited by Kim Turnbull James and James Collins Leadership Learning Also by Kim Turnbull James and James Collins LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES Knowledge into Action Leadership Learning Knowledge into Action Edited by Kim Turnbull James Professor of Executive Learning, Director of the Centre for Executive Learning and Leadership, Cranfield School of Management, UK and James Collins Visiting Fellow, Centre for Executive Learning and Leadership, Cranfield School of Management, UK © Selection and editorial content © Kim Turnbull James and James Collins 2008 Individual chapters © contributors 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–0–230–51610–6 hardback ISBN-10: 0–230–51610–6 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leadership learning : knowledge into action / edited by Kim Turnbull James and James Collins. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–230–51610–6 (alk. paper) 1. Leadership. I. James, Kim. II. Collins, James, 1957– HD57.7.L434175 2008 658.4’092–dc22 2008030342 10 17 9 16 8 15 7 14 6 13 5 12 4 11 3 10 2 09 1 08 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne Contents List of Figure and Tables vii Thanks and Acknowledgements viii Notes on the Contributors ix Introduction 1 Kim Turnbull James and James Collins Part I Leadership Learning – Challenges Chapter 1 Meeting the Challenge of Leading in the 21st Century: Beyond the ‘Deficit Model’ of Leadership Development 11 13 Kim Turnbull James and Donna Ladkin Chapter 2 External Perspective – An Under-Utilised Strategic Leadership Capability 35 Catherin